VACANCY IN THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE (IITA) IBADAN

VACANCY IN THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE (IITA) IBADAN

IITA is an international non-profit research-for-development (R4D) organization created in 1967, governed by a Board of Trustees, and supported primarily by the Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). Our R4D is anchored on the development needs of sub-Saharan Africa. We develop agricultural, solutions with our partners to tackle hunger and poverty by reducing producer and consumer risks, enhancing crop quality and productivity, and generating wealth from agriculture. We have more than 100 international recruited scientists from about 35 countries and 900 national recruited staff based in various stations across Africa.

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture seeks suitable Nigerian Nationals for the following positions at the Institute’s Headquarters, Ibadan.

1.     PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (2 YEAR RENEWABLE CONTRACT)

DUTIES

Successful candidate will:

·        Assist Head, Contracts & Grants with day-to-day project administration;

·        Maintain an electronic filing/archive system of project related documents;

·        Assist with drafting, negotiating and finalizing Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), Memoranda of Agreement (MoAs), contract agreements and sub-contract agreement complete with workplans and budgets, for both donors and partners;

·        Assist with necessary drafting, negotiating and finalizing NCE’s and amendments, complete with revised workplans and budgets, for both donors and partners;

·        Monitor project close-out by checking closing out procedures and inform Finance Officer and Project Administrator of these;

·        Assist Partners with communication on their technical reporting requirement; Material Transfer Agreements and other IP-related issues;

·        Retrieve information from both paper files and database to resolve queries;

·        Ensure that the database is kept up to date with accurate data, reports and other project documents, by forwarding relevant information and documents to the relevant staff in Contract & Grants Office (CGO)

·        Perform any other assigned duties by the Supervisor

Qualification and Experience

·        BSc/HND Business Administration.

·        Postgraduate Degree and Professional qualifications are added advantage.

·        At least 5 years post-qualification relevant working experience is required

·        He/She will also be required to have very strong oral and written communication skills especially in English language and have excellent interpersonal skills. In addition, candidate must be highly computer literate using database software.

REMUNERATION:

We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive fringe benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.

METHOD OF APPLICATION:

Interested applicants should forward their applications with detailed CV, the names and addresses of these professional referees (including telephone, fax and e-mail addresses, if available), evidence of current remuneration package and photocopies of credentials, to the Personnel Manager, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PMB 5320, Oyo Road, Ibadan, Nigeria not later than August 9, 2011.

These job vacancies can also be found on our website: http://old.iita.org/cms/details/nrs _job_application.aspx

Please note that application letters not accompanied with evidence of current remuneration and age will not be treated.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.